5.0 from 3 votes
Lemony Fiddleheads in Vegan Butter
This simple five-ingredient recipe can only be made during the short fiddlehead season, so pick up some fresh fiddleheads today for a delightful side dish.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 side dishes
Calories: 83 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Canadian
Ingredients
- ½ lb fiddleheads, cleaned (see Note 1)
- 1 tbsp vegan butter
- ¼ tsp fine salt or 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ½ lemon's worth of juice (around 2 tbsp)
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the fiddleheads and simmer for 10–15 minutes (see Note 2).
- Drain fiddleheads and rinse in cold water.
- Melt a pat of vegan butter in a saucepan on medium heat. Add drained fiddleheads and saute for a few minutes.
- Turn off the heat and stir in salt, black pepper, and lemon juice.
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Notes
- Make sure to clean your fiddleheads well. Per Health Canada's guidelines, I rinsed mine a few times in cold water and trimmed off any discoloured areas. If there's any papery husks on the ferns, make sure to remove those too. Luckily, the fiddleheads I bought from Sobeys didn't have any husks.
- According to Health Canada, fiddleheads should be boiled for 15 minutes. On the other hand, John Mickel of the New York Botanical Garden says that just 5 minutes is sufficient. I personally went for a happy medium of 10 minutes, which still preserved the nice bright green colour and definitely didn't give me food poisoning.
Nutrition Information
Calories
83kcal
(4%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Sodium
240mg
(10%)
Potassium
441mg
(13%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
4371IU
(87%)
Vitamin C
36mg
(40%)
Calcium
38mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2side dishes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 83
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 83kcal | 4% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Sodium | 240mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 441mg | 9% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 4371IU | 87% |
| Vitamin C | 36mg | 40% |
| Calcium | 38mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.